Yoga Vasistha [sanskrit]

223,437 words | ISBN-10: 8171101519

The Sanskrit edition of the Yoga-vasistha including English translation and grammatical analysis. The Yogavasistha is a Hindu spiritual text written by Valmiki (who also authored the Ramayana) dealing with the philosophical topics from the Advaita-vedanta school. Chronologically it precedes the Ramayana.

Verse 3.38.4

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वहल्लूनशिरःपद्मचक्रावर्तैस्तरङ्गितैः ।
खार्णवे पूरिते हेतिवृन्दमन्दाकिनीगणैः ॥ ४ ॥

vahallūnaśiraḥpadmacakrāvartaistaraṅgitaiḥ |
khārṇave pūrite hetivṛndamandākinīgaṇaiḥ || 4 ||

Severed heads like loose lotuses, floated and whirled in the whirlpools of blood below, and the sea of heaven was filled with flying weapons, moving as marine animals above.
English translation by Vihari-Lala Mitra (1891) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.38.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vahat, Luna, Shira, Shiras, Padma, Cakravarta, Tarangita, Kha, Arnava, Purita, Vrinda, Mandakini, Mandaki, Gana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Yoga Vasistha Verse 3.38.4). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “vahallūnaśiraḥpadmacakrāvartaistaraṅgitaiḥ ”
vahal -
vahat (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

√vah -> vahat (participle, neuter)

[nominative single from √vah class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vah class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vah class 1 verb]
lūna -
lūna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

lūna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

√lū -> lūna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √lū class 9 verb]

√lū -> lūna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √lū class 9 verb]
śiraḥ -
śiras (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

śira (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
padma -
padma (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

padma (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
cakrāvartais -
cakrāvarta (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]
taraṅgitaiḥ -
taraṅgita (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]

taraṅgita (noun, neuter)

[instrumental plural]
Line 2: “khārṇave pūrite hetivṛndamandākinīgaṇaiḥ ”
khā -
kha (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

kha (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

khā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
arṇave -
arṇava (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

arṇava (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

arṇavā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
pūrite -
pūrita (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

pūrita (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]

pūritā (noun, feminine)

[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ], [locative single from √pṝ]

√pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √pṝ], [vocative single from √pṝ], [vocative dual from √pṝ], [accusative dual from √pṝ]
heti -
heti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

heti (noun, masculine)

[compound], [adverb]
vṛnda -
vṛnda (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

vṛnda (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
mandākinī -
mandākinī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [nominative single]

mandāki (noun, neuter)

[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
gaṇaiḥ -
gaṇa (noun, masculine)

[instrumental plural]